With a clam, just cook it and eat it as is -- no need to discard anything
but the shell.  I would imagine cowries are a bit more difficult, at least
in regards to extracting the animal.

Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA



> By the way, can anyone let me know how you would prepare a cowrie or clam
> to be eaten, in regards to what to remove before cooking??
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike Schenk
>